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Build and Code Creative Robots with LEGO BOOST

You're reading from Build and Code Creative Robots with LEGO BOOST Unleash your creativity and imagination by building exciting robotics projects

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801075572

Length 428 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Scratch

Tools

Play

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Ashwin Shah

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Introduction to the LEGO BOOST Kit

2. Chapter 2: Building Your First BOOST Robot – Tabletop Fan FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Moving Forward/Backward Without Wheels

4. Chapter 4: LEGO BOOST Rover

5. Chapter 5: Getting into Gear – My First Geared Robot

6. Chapter 6: Building a Forklift

7. Chapter 7: Building a Helicopter

8. Chapter 8: Building R2-D2

9. Chapter 9: Building an Automatic Entrance Door

10. Chapter 10: Building a Candy Dispenser Robot

11. Chapter 11: Building a Color-Sorter Conveyor Belt

12. Chapter 12: Building a BOOST Racing Car

13. Chapter 13: Final Challenge

14. Bonus Chapters

15. Chapter 14: The Grabbing Robot

16. Chapter 15: Obstacle Avoidance Robot

17. Chapter 16: The BOOST Humanoid

18. Chapter 17: The Moon Rover

19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Further reading

You can learn more about gears at https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/machinery-tools-supplies/understanding-gears/.

Gears can have a lot of wear and tear issues, but if maintenance is done at the right time, these gear mechanisms can add a lot of power and speed to your machinery, while also helping change the direction of the force you're applying.

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Authors (1)

Shah

Shah

Ashwin Shah is an Electronics and Communication engineer from India. Teaching is his passion and he started working at the tender age of 16 as a doubt solver for younger kids at after-school classes. Today, he is a successful edupreneur who runs his own STEM-based robotics, coding, and IoT institute - RoboFun Lab. Being one of the pioneers of STEM education in India, he has taught over 3000 students and trained 200+ educators thus far. He has trained 100+ teams for prestigious STEM competitions with 50+ national and 12+ international awards in the bag. Most of his students are now pursuing careers/education in STEM at prominent universities. Ashwin was a state-level badminton player during his college days.

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